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Jeitosa Group International Certifies for Safe Harbor, Enhancing Ability to Support the Needs of Multinational Clients

San Francisco, CA – December 1, 2009 – Jeitosa Group International, a global human resources and systems consultancy, announced today its certification under the Safe Harbor Framework between the United States Department of Commerce and the European Commission with respect to personal data transferred from Europe to the United States.

The U.S. Department of Commerce developed the Safe Harbor framework working closely with the European Commission to meet the requirements on data protection mandated by the EU Data Protection Directive (95/46/EC). The directive prohibits the transfer of personal data to non-European Union nations that do not meet European standards for data and privacy protection.

“As our business grows, we want to ensure that we are in compliance with both U.S. and European guidelines for data privacy practices. We take the privacy our client’s information very seriously and view this certification as a critical step in illustrating that dedication both in the U.S. and abroad,” stated Karen Beaman, CEO and Founder of Jeitosa Group.

Safe Harbor certification provides assurance to European organizations and individuals that Jeitosa not only understands the Safe Harbor Framework, but also has taken the steps required to implement appropriate protection for their transferred data.  In fact, Jeitosa goes well beyond what is required for Safe Harbor, by applying the program’s privacy principles to its handling of all personal data, regardless of geographic origin.  This enhanced sensitivity to privacy concerns enables Jeitosa, with their team of Transnational Experts across the globe, to help their clients develop effective data privacy strategies and policies.

Jeitosa’s compliance with the Safe Harbor framework and its privacy policy are further detailed on the company’s website at http://www.jeitosa.com/privacy.  To view Jeitosa’s certification online and to learn more about the Safe Harbor program, visit the U.S. Government’s Export Portal at http://www.export.gov/safeharbor/.

About Jeitosa:

Jeitosa Group International was founded in 2004 to provide global, strategic and functional business and information technology support to Global Fortune 1000 organizations. Jeitosa provides thought-leading, global business and technology solutions to drive enterprise effectiveness. Jeitosa’s transnational network encompasses more than 50 consultants across more than 20 countries. Collectively their experience comprises more than 500 years of global human resources and information technology experience.

Jeitosa is often asked to help companies assess their options when expanding their businesses in developing regions, such as Eastern Europe or Latin America. The following study talks about how the Ukraine has become the most attractive destination for outsourcing in Eastern Europe due to its geographical proximity to Europe, visa-free regime, high level of educational investment, and fast growing software industry.

Ukraine IT outsourcing tops in Eastern Europe

There are number of factors organization should consider when selecting a site for their shared services center (from Globalization: Payoffs and Tradeoffs, IHRIM Journal):

• Workforce Quality/Skill
• Workforce Availability
• Workforce Costs
• Workforce Flexibility
• Government Support
• Tax Considerations
• Communications Costs
• Communications Infrastructure
• Real Estate Costs
• Statutory/Legal Requirements
• External Infrastructure
• Travel Accessibility
• Political/Economic Stability
• Multi-Language Abilities

For more information on selecting outsourcing and offshoring sites, please see IHRM’s newest book Common Cause: Shared Services for Human Resources. Goal Europe also has some useful information on the Eastern Europe landscape for outsourcing.

In this Jeitocast, Karen Beaman interviews Christian Adlung on the subject of what’s changing in the HR landscape in Europe. The top three trends that Christian sees occurring across Europe are: (1) harmonization of talent management practices and policies both on an European regional level and on a global level; (2) movement towards shared services, particularly placing shared service centers in Eastern Europe in countries such as Hungary and the Czech Republic; and (3) development of more strategic talent management capabilities, such as performance management, recruiting, and staffing. Christian also talks about the challenges multinational companies face when expanding their business in Europe: (1) the highly regulated and diverse legislative situation making it difficult to standardize practices across countries; (2) the strong cultural differences throughout the 27 different countries of the European Union, confounding the difficulties in harmonization; and (3) the uneven population size of companies in the different countries making it difficult to provide the same high levels of service to everyone.

 

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